Laurie's career started in 1950 in a film called "Louisa" and from then on Piper Laurie never looked back. After appearing in such fair as "Francis Goes To The Races" for Universal she moved on to comedies for other studios as well as many, many other genres of film.
She starred in other films such as "Son Of Ali Baba" and "Dangerous Mission" and between films she made a nitch in TV as well having roles in such shows as "Playhouse 90", "Naked City" and "Ben Casey".
She got out of the business in 1966 and was gone for 10 years until she was asked to take one of the lead roles in the Stephen King based horror film "Carrie". She accepted the role and it was the start of a second career for Piper as she stayed busy for the next 40 plus years.
She made one other horror film entitled "Ruby" which I really do recommend. Piper Laurie passed away on Oct. 14th, 2023 at the age of 91.
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